The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1998, to select six
Representatives for two-year terms from the state of
South Carolina. The
primary elections for the
Democrats and the
Republicans were held on June 9 and the
runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the
4th congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.
1st congressional district
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Mark Sanford of the
1st congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Natural Law candidate Joseph F. Innella.
General election results
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1998
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Bob Inglis of the
4th congressional district, in office since 1993, chose to run for
Senator instead of re-election.
Jim DeMint won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Glenn Reese in the general election.